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6. - perhaps he is .....................................  
1. This man has dark
....................... A) work
B) at work
A) heads
C) business
B) head
D) on job
C) hairs
D) hair

7. You arrive at a party at 8 p.m. What do you say?  

2. and a .................................   A) Goodnight

B) Good-bye
A) beard
C) Good evening
B) barber
D) Good afternoon
C) moustaches
D) facehair

8. Someone offers you a drink. You don’t want it. What

do you say?  
3. He is ................................... a jacket  
A) Thank you
A) wearing B) Please
B) carrying C) No, thank you
C) having D) No, please
D) holding

9. Henderson ................................. going to work.  

4. and he is .................................. a piece of paper.  
A) likes not
A) wearing B) don’t like
B) holding C) doesn’t like
C) having D) not like
D) getting

10. ................................. early in the morning?  

5. He is sitting at his ..................................  
A) Does he get up
A) chair B) Gets he up
B) desk C) Do he get up
C) office D) Get he up
D) room

11. He ..................................... to drive a car.  

A) am learning
B) learning
C) is learning
D) are learning

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17. I spoke slowly, but he ..................................

understand me.  

12. A train is .................................. a bus.   A) canned not

B) didn’t can
A) more quickly
C) didn’t could
B) quickly
D) could not
C) quicker than
D) more quick

18. He made ............................................ last year.  

13. He ....................................... swim very well.   A) many money

B) much money
A) not can
C) a lot of money
B) cannot
D) lots money
C) doesn’t can
D) don’t can

19. I asked him ..........................................  

14. ....................................... the bus to work.   A) to not go away

B) to go not away
A) Always Roberts catches
C) not to go away
B) Roberts always catches
D) go not away
C) Roberts catches always
D) Roberts does always catches

20. He used to live .......................... London.  

15. Peter works in London. A) on

..................................................................  
B) in
A) He goes there by train C) to
B) He there goes by train D) at
C) He goes by traint here
D) There goes he by train

21. James ............................... to him on the phone.  

A) spoked
16. ........................................................ TV last night.   B) speaked
A) Did he watch C) spoke
B) Watched he D) spoken
C) Did he watched
D) Does he watch

22. “ Quiet, please – I

........................................................”  

A) am doing a test!
B) do a test!
C) doing a test!
D) does a test!

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28. But I saw him in Frankfurt ........................................  

A) 3 years ago
23. I won’t go to Cambridge if it ....................................... B) for 3 years
tomorrow.  
C) before 3 years
A) rain D) since 3 years
B) would rain
C) rains
D) raining
29. Could you look ............... the blackboard and read
what is on it?  

A) to
24. While he .................................. to London he saw an B) on
accident.  
C) for
A) was driving D) at
B) drives
C) drove
D) had driven
30. Smith went abroad last year.
............................................. abroad before.  

A) He had never been

25. Millions of cigarettes ............................................ B) He had been never
every year.  
C) He never went
A) is smoke D) He went never
B) are smoking
C) are smoked
D) are smoke
31. The last Olympic Games ..................................... in
Athens.  

A) were helded
26. He has a ................................ experience in B) was holded
marketing in Europe.  
C) were held
A) grand D) were hold
B) wide
C) large
D) great
32. He took ......................... cheese.  

A) all of
B) all
27. I remember ............................. him in London.  
C) the all
A) of meeting D) all of the
B) to meet
C) to meeting
D) meeting

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33. The committee held a ................................ last week. 38. .................................................. since I came back to
  the office?  

A) meeting A) Did Robinson telephone

B) gathering B) Was Robinson telephoning
C) session C) telephoned Robinson
D) sitting D) Has Robinson telephoned

34. I ............................. the Prime Minister’s speech very 39. He speaks English very well ....................... he’s only
carefully.   12.  

A) heard to A) whereas
B) heard B) despite
C) listened to C) in spite
D) overheard D) although

35. He would have known that, if he 40. “Don’t do that,” I said. I ................................. him not
.................................... the meeting.   to do that.  

A) had attended A) talked

B) would have attended B) told
C) has attended C) spoke
D) would attend D) said

36. Would you mind ............................ the door?   41. He never takes risks. He’s a very
................................. man.  
A) open
B) to open A) mindful
C) opening B) anxious
D) to opening C) attentive
D) cautious

37. In August he ..................................... for us for 25

years.   42. I’d like to put ............................. a suggestion, if I
may.  
A) will have worked
B) will work A) forward
C) is going to work B) over
D) will be working C) across
D) through

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43. I .................................. this test for at least half an 48. Agent: How do you do. ............................. sit down.
hour now.  
A) You
A) do B) Please
B) am doing C) Now
C) have done D) Let
D) have been doing

49. Agent: I understand from our telephone conversation

44. I’ll speak to him when he .................................... .   that you’re ....................................  

A) will arrive A) intending

B) is arriving B) interesting
C) arrives C) intended
D) would arrive D) interested

45. “Can you come tomorrow?” He asked 50. in buying a property for about £85,000, is that
........................................... tomorrow.   .............................. ?  

A) if I come A) true
B) that i come B) possible
C) if I could come C) not
D) that I can come D) right

46. He hasn’t come again today. If he doesn’t come, 51. Mrs Wallace: No. Well the price is right, but – er –
............................... what to do tomorrow.   well, we .................... a problem.  

A) he wouldn’t know A) make

B) he didn’t know B) have
C) he will not have known C) are
D) he won’t know D) seem

47. CONVERSATION (questions 47 – 64): Mr and Mrs 52. Mr Wallace: Longer ................. that.  
Wallace want to buy a house, so they go to the office
of an estate agent. Agent: Good morning. Mr and A) than
Mrs Wallace? Mrs Wallace: Mr Hogan? Agent: How B) that
do you do. Mrs Wallace: I spoke to you on the
phone. .................... is my husband. C) as
D) to
A) This
B) It
C) He
D) That

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53. Mrs Wallace: Yes, I suppose it is – and we want to 58. Mr Wallace: Well, I’m sure you ................... teach in
settle back here ............................   London, in town, just as easily.  

A) because A) would
B) and B) might
C) but C) should
D) so D) could

54. we have very different ideas of the ......................... of 59. Mrs Wallace: Yes, ................... I think the chances of
place we’d like to live in.    

A) kind A) and
B) piece B) but
C) shape C) so
D) area D) then

55. Mr Wallace: Yes, you see ...................... prefer to live 60. getting a job .......................... probably much greater
in town, in a centrally located flat.   in a village school  

A) I A) is
B) I’d B) are
C) we C) will
D) we’d D) would

56. Mrs Wallace: And I am really keen to live in 61. and I ................... like to be part of the community
................ country.   again, darling.  

A) the A) would
B) a B) do
C) some C) will
D) - D) shall

57. I want a big garden. I want a new view. I want to be 62. Mr Wallace: And I want to live in a flat ....................
.................. to go for walks. maintenance included.  

A) able A) for
B) possible B) with
C) can C) and
D) allow D) by

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63. You know – you pay for all the ................. I mean, I’m 68. Hotel Clerk: Er – I’m afraid we don’t ................. a
not a do-it-yourself man.   room with a bath and –  

A) services A) reserve
B) servants B) get
C) assistance C) have
D) assistants D) retain

64. I don’t like to mend leaky ......................... , and that 69. Mr Graham: Look, I’m very tired. I don’t want to
sort of thing.   ................... but my firm always book a room with a
bath.  
A) walls
B) floors A) shout
C) roofs B) denounce
D) ceilings C) anger
D) argue

65. Mr Graham has just checked into a hotel, but he is

not happy with his room. He goes down to the 70. Hotel Clerk: Er – I’ll check the .......................  
reception desk. Mr Graham: I’m ................... there’s
been a mistake. My room doesn’t have a bath. A) correspondence
B) mailing
A) sorry
C) communicate
B) afraid
D) lettering
C) anxious
D) regret

71. but I don’t think you were ...................... into a room

with a bath. There we are, it is Mr Graham, isn’t it?
66. Hotel Clerk: Well, I think your room is correct, sir. Mr Graham: It is, yes. The clerk shows Mr Graham a
Room 118 ..................... ?   letter

A) don’t you A) reserved

B) isn’t it B) checked
C) doesn’t it C) booked
D) can you D) registered

67. Mr Graham: ............................., could I have a bath, 72. Hotel Clerk: Yes, one ..................... room.  
please?  
A) alone
A) Thus B) single
B) Well C) bathless
C) In spite D) only
D) Thank you

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73. Mr Graham: I’ll see them when I get back. Well, I

.................. that it’s our mistake,  

A) appreciate 77. Hotel Clerk: I’ll just have a .................. with the
manager.  
B) deprecate
C) respect A) word
D) expect B) sentence
C) phrase
D) dialogue

74. but are you sure there’s ......................... with a bath?

Hotel Clerk: Well, .............

A) not 78. Mr Graham: I would ......................... it.  

B) something
A) value
C) anything
B) appreciate
D) nothing
C) thank
D) reward

75. Mr Graham: I’ve just flown a very long ....................

and I’m very tired and all I want is a bath and a sleep.
  79. I’m ................................. to have a long hot bath!  

A) distance A) despaired
B) airline B) worried
C) period C) desperate
D) timing D) overwhelmed

76. Hotel Clerk: Well, as I’ve said, sir, there’s 80. Hotel Clerk: Don’t worry, sir! ............................ it
...................... nothing for tonight. But let’s see, with me.  
you’re here for five days, aren’t you? Mr Graham:
Oh dear! A) Let
B) Leave
A) extremely
C) Give
B) perfectly
D) Stop
C) absolutely
D) especially

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Answer Key:

1: D 41: D
2: A 42: A
3: A 43: D
4: B 44: C
5: B 45: C
6: B 46: D
7: C 47: A
8: C 48: B
9: C 49: D
10: A 50: D
11: C 51: B
12: C 52: A
13: B 53: C
14: B 54: A
15: A 55: B
16: A 56: A
17: D 57: A
18: C 58: D
19: C 59: B
20: B 60: B
21: C 61: A
22: A 62: B
23: C 63: A
24: A 64: C
25: C 65: B
26: B 66: B
27: D 67: B
28: A 68: C
29: D 69: D
30: A 70: A
31: C 71: C
32: D 72: B
33: A 73: A
34: C 74: D
35: A 75: A
36: C 76: C
37: A 77: A
38: D 78: B
39: D 79: C
40: B 80: B

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